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.¨,,¤¨..,¨   INSIDE THE DREAM (IF THE DREAM IS A    ¨¨,¨#..¨.¨
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.@¨,..,,,¨ * HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM,  ; &,,¨¤§@.¨.
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&.§@.¨¨,&, /  SNAKES CAN  CHEAT  THIS  BY  BEING  \ ¤¨,¨¨¨¨§¨¨
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.¨.#¨¨¨,.¨    ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT   .,£¨.,¤#&,
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§,&¤¨.¨.£, * GO WELL  - TALKING TO  A  SNAKE  IS  ; ¨...¨¨.£¨,
.¨#&#.,,¨# / OFTEN  A  RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL / @,,,,..,§.
,.#,&@¨¨,. / MEET MANY TIMES AS YOU FALL DEEPER,  / #£.¨¨,,,,¤
#,..##§.,. / ONCE  PER  STAGE,  THE SNAKE  TAKING / .¤#¨...¨.¨
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..@,.,@¤@, \ SNAKE,  HALF-SNAKE,  QUEEN, STREAM,  = ,&¨§£.,.¨.
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.,,.,@..£¨ ; NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE † &£.¨¨##£¨.
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¨#,¤¤...¨,    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   .,¨¨¨.§@@¨
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¤¨@§¨,¨¤@@   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   ,¨,¨£,..,¨
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.,§,§#,¨.&    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   ¨,.,¨,§¨¨¨
..¨,&£#,.@  THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?   .,¨,.¨¨§..
,,.,&.&§,¨   THE HOLY WATER IN THE CENTER OF YOUR   .¨..,.¨,§.
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